Some state/local laws on keeping exotic animals - just really suck.

But others are actually are written using a bit more common sense, which are usually much better for private owners.

An example of one of those - is the law which Charlotte, NC. has. It states that any nonvenomous reptile over 50 lbs(average adult weight) is illegal to own/possess(venomous reptile are completely illegal with a permit/license). While it may do basically the same thing that Connecticut's law does. There some key differences, as under the Charlotte law - it is still perfectly legal to own/possess a half dwarf/pure Dwarf Burm, or a dwarf/superdwarf retic. Because those sub-species tend to stay under the 50 lbs weight limit.